well, its almost done. these are pics of the fitment process. everything is superglued together and will be welded on monday.
here are some pics of the whole intercooler

the pass. side and drivers side endtanks

these pics show the portions of doodoo sheet metal that was cut out in order to make the 2.75in intake pipes fit through

 

this is the cradle support that holds the intercooler at the bottom



the core and custom endtanks



with the entanks in place (lotsa tape) the whole thing just slips right in place



a view of the pass. side pipe that goes to the turbo



same thing, except on the drivers side



side view of it in place



frontal view



and i just kinda liked this picture

paul

 

SWEET MANG!!!

cant wait to be a passanger in that beeatch!!!

 

Lookin good so far!

 

Wow, that looks like a lot of work. Well done.

The only negative comment I have is you should have taped a piece of cardboard over the core so you didn't bend so many fins....

 

haha, most of that happened when shipped. you cant really see it when looking straight at it. . . mostly just a few really small bends on the edges.

good idea though. . . next time ill have to do that. haha.


guess how much those endtanks cost me. . . . oh about 26 bucks. . . hahahaha

paul

 

damn paul cant wait to see it all finished and the rex runnin!

 

You cut two 3inch x4 inch metal slabs from the front ,you will crash . hehehehe That work area looks as cluttered as my mechanics after his son moved in .The design looks as if it will flow to well . With no large degree bends to slow the flow , your set up will made the power . Looks like something my mechanic whould design . hahaha You can see the custom pulleys in the pictures . That area will be open when you are finished . When you get finished I would like to get a ride .Then we will all go out to eat, even Jeremy .

 

hahahaha, yes. . . even jeremy!!! im expecting to get this all done by wednesday!!!!

paul

 

Mark the holes to night and garfinkle will cut them tomorrow night he says . I called him to say I saw the pictures . And I do want the second ride . David will get the first I will guess .

 

haha, im sure he will. im babysitting again for the moment. . . hopefully, ill be able to get up there tonight to get that done. . . the wholes are marke. . . maybe not dark enough.

paul

 

haha we setting up a line for rides? id love to hop in for a ride, even though i will step out and just kinda stare with my mouth open....

 

come on now. . . this intercooler installation doesnt make it a beast. . . id be surprised if it does anything against davids beast.

paul

 

very nice garfinkle couldnt stop talking on teh phone to me about how well this is going to flow

its real nice looking i love the tight fit thats solid work!!

i think youll be able to beat david right now with his car having that misfire problem even at 7 pounds
both you guys should be careful until you get tuned though

 

haha, when did you talk to him? when i slid the intercooler in place (with endtanks/pipes attached) i was so happy. it slid in like it was gliding on butter!!!! i jumped around like a kid. jeremy (davids son) said i looked like i was about to *ahem* mess my pants *ahem* at that time.

haha, im so happy about this kit. . . its looking awesome. i really like how the engine bays gonna look.

paul

 

Paul, it's about time you got off your lazy....

Oh wait, I was thinking of someone else

Ladies, Gent's - This man has skills. SkillS!! Why don't you look over those pictures some more and keep reminding yourselves that those endtanks came from scratch. Paul, looks good man. What more can I say? You did an awesome job on the installation and fabricating of the parts. Genius I tell you. Now get the thing started so we can get that inch thick dust off of your car

 

alright. . . now youre making me look like an ***. . . haha. well. . . ill just take the compliments this time and run with em. hahaha.

paul

 

ahh thats amazing man!!! that never happens to me, I always mess things up! Im doing a whole engine rebuild and changing everything in the engine bay so we will see how many things I screw up this time. I spoke with david a few times already and we couldnt get off the phone with each other. I think I asked him about every single problem that I was confused about on my car. Im sending him my hks ss bov to inspect I hope he doesnt decide he needs 3 hahaha. I even know you have that apexi one or something twin chamber and you are getting compressor surge like me thats why im trying the ssqv

 

Paul that looks awesome, very nicely done. The whole fabrication looks really good.

But I thought you were selling your car...?

 

not bad paul, looks like it should work nicely.

 

haha, funny you say that. . . my fiance wants me to keep it!!!

paul

 

goin to the welder today!!!

paul

 

Not really a fan of FMIC, but it doesn't really matter here. I think it's great that you're doing things custom and coming up with solutions on your own - rather than relying on overpriced bolt-on setups.

Great work man.

 

thanks, a lot!!!! i wasnt a fan of the fmic either, but the core i had is meant for an fmic and i couldnt get rid of it. hahaha. . . and when i started looking at it. . . i really liked the setup i came up with.

thanks,
paul

 

This may be a first, ladies and gentlemen. A woman wants a guy to keep his car? You're a lucky man Paul.

But if she wants you to keep it so bad, shouldn't she sell her ring so you can afford it?